by Johanna Spyri, Celia Turvey, Vanessa Julian-Ottie · Pearson Education Limited · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780582018150
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«Heidi» is the children's classic by Johanna Spyri, Celia Turvey and Vanessa Julian-Ottie, published by Pearson in paperback (58 pages, in English).
Heidi, an orphan girl, lives happily with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps, but her life changes when she is sent to the city to attend school and keep company to a girl who cannot walk. Through that experience, the protagonist discovers the value of friendship, family and nature, in a story that contrasts the mountain and the city.
It belongs to the Longman Classics series, Stage 1 level, with controlled vocabulary of 500 words; it is an abridged edition in English and includes a glossary and comprehension and discussion exercises.
Intended for children aged 5 to 6 and for students of English as a second language who are beginning to read classics.
Johanna Spyri was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories. She wrote the popular book Heidi. Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Zürich, as a child she spent several summers near Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels.
